Meaning of transitional in English

Examples of transitional

transitional
Through the group, he was given a car to help him start his cleaning business and provided with transitional housing and food.
They may be having a transitional crisis in their lives and welcome the admiration of a student who essentially puts them on a pedestal.
From CNN
In some marriages, the affair isn't a transitional crisis, but a black hole trapping both parties in an endless round of bitterness, revenge, and self-pity.
Emergency shelter, transitional housing and long-term housing are critical in helping survivors permanently escape violence.
One must note that welfare is meant to be transitional, not a one-way handout or an open-ended entitlement.
From TIME
Delay the enactment of a new highway reauthorization bill for at least two years and keep the program in temporary operation with transitional legislation.
Neutered males also have a greater chance of getting prostate cancer and transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.
Prior to placement, the dog lives with a transitional trainer, who evaluates, trains, socializes and transitions the dog to his new home.
As is common during transitional periods, almost all launch titles are offered on both new and old consoles.
May hinted last week she might be open to such a transitional deal.
From Reuters
The new government is not a transitional government of national unity.
It's a transitional period at the moment, and we'll have to see what happens next.
From CNN
Sometimes, a transitional company has to set the stage for a future that it can't participate in.
Given the absence of transitional indicators in the writing, it's important that the interweaving of the late 1940s action with the past be rendered fluidly.
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Translations of transitional

in Chinese (Traditional)
變遷的,過渡的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
变迁的,过渡的…
in Spanish
de transición, transitorio…
in Portuguese
transicional, de transição…
in more languages
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in Turkish
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Malay
in German
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in Ukrainian
in Italian
transitoire…
geçişe ait…
přechodný…
overgangs-…
mengenai peralihan…
ซึ่งส่งผ่าน…
thuộc quá độ…
przejściowy…
peralihan…
Übergangs-……
overgangs-…
перехідний, проміжний…
di transizione…
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